Reducing methane in sheep and cattle burps
In 2014, research demonstrated that feeding cattle a diet containing 1 to 2% red seaweed reduced methane emissions by over 90 percent, with A. taxiformis showing nearly 99% effectiveness. Side effects, as well as ways to produce it commercially on a large-scale, continue to be investigated. The species is found in the Pacific, Mediterranean and other warmer water regions. Dr Pia Winberg, a marine ecologist, developed Australia's first commercial seaweed farm on the south coast of New South Wales, but notes that even if asparagopsis becomes commercially viable, its benefit as a long-term solution to climate change is limited because methane reverts to natural atmospheric CO2 in less than 10 years..
